My first Toy!

 My last post was filled with my  New Year, yarn resolutions. Although I think I have a pretty good start, considering that it has only been a week into the new year, I don't count this project towards my goal. I decided to try my hand at making a toy, my new years resolution is to make a doll. When I looked at the doll patterns that I have, they seemed overly complicated and super tiny. I wanted to try something that I didn't think I could mess up. So, I tried this rabbit here.

At the time that I started collecting every free pattern there was, related to crochet, the pattern was free. Now, it is on sale for $4 USD. The pattern was mostly easy to work. The sewing instructions and eye instructions were vauge. I did not use saftey eyes as the pattern had called for. I don't know how to use them and I only have two pairs. Fun. So, I embroidered (which by the way I'm not really good at) the eyes. There were no instructions on how to make a pom-pom that the pattern called for so my bunny is tail-less. Poor bunny.

I would have liked to have a little more instruction in some areas, especially considering that this was my first toy pattern. In my future designs, I am going to try my best to have full instructions because you really don't know who has chosen your design as their "Learning Project". 

Speaking of new designs, I am working on two at the moment. The first is another graphed blanket but that probably won't be up for a long while. The second is part of me getting in touch with my Lord of The Rings geeky side and it is going to be, I think, a pillow. I have it drawn out. I was wanting to make a scarf but I think it is going to be too wide.

So, future designs: some will probably have something to do with Lord of the Rings, there aren't that many crochet patterns related to Tolkien's works and I really want to change that. I am going to work on other projects and get a hang of some more designs. I did design a shawl for a gift but didn't write down the pattern. I'm going to try and remember it and have that up soon. So, there are a few designs going on. Be on the look out for those.

Freddy has, apparently, claimed the bunny as his own. I'm surprised that he is not afraid of it. Ha!

What project(s) are you working on? Feel free to leave a comment below, I always enjoy hearing from you. 

Remember that you are beautiful and well loved